Of the initial 1024 teams, 512 lost and got $0 from the cup.
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The argument that those teams who joined later and therefore were not part of the initial Utopia Tournament are suffering some large economic disadvantage is silly and uninformed.
It is a severe disadvantage. Because I was in the Cup, I was able to put all of that $0 into new seats for my arena, but he didn't get a chance to earn that $0.